# US 2014/0157255 A1 · Operating system customization > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157255 A1 - Document ID: US20140157255A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/173,750 - Filed: 2014-02-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-02 - Assignees: Nextbit Systems Inc. - Applicants: Nextbit Systems Inc. - Inventors: Michael A. Chan; Tom Moss; Justin Quan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140157255A1 ## CPC - G06F 8/61: Installation - H04L 43/04: Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation - H04L 65/61: for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio - H04L 67/34: {involving the movement of software or configuration parameters (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416)} - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 4/60: Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Technology disclosed herein includes a method for loading a carrier specific operating system (OS) onto a computing device depending on any corporation the computing device is associated with and the network the computing device is connected to. The computing device detects any corporation the computing device is associated with based on the subscriber number of the computing device. The computing device detects an identity of a network by examining a subscriber identification module (SIM) card electronically connected to the device. The device then sends a request including the identity of the corporation and the network to a remote registration service. In turn the device receives an instruction from the remote registration service identifying a distribution of an OS specific for the corporation and the network. After retrieving the OS distribution, the device loads the distribution of the OS on the computing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, from a computing device connected to a first network and executing a first distribution of an operating system corresponding to the first network, an identity of a corporate account of a user associated with the computing device, the identity of the corporate account being identified based on a subscriber number of the computing device, the subscriber number being one of the one or more subscriber numbers associated with the corporate account; receiving, from the computing device, an identity of a second network the computing device is connected to; determining, based on a predefined policies, whether to install a second distribution of the operating system on the computing device, the second distribution of the operating system customized based on the identified corporate account associated with the user and the identity of the second network, the identified corporate account being utilized to customize the operating system by applying user interface settings or installing applications specific to the identified corporate account; responsive to a determination to install the second distribution of the operating system on the computing device, transmitting the customized second distribution of the operating system to the computing device; causing the computing device to install the second distribution of the operating system in the computing device; and causing the computing device to execute the second distribution of the operating system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second network is owned by a corporation where the user works, the second network being a WiFi network of the corporation, wherein the identity of a given corporate account includes a name of a given corporation or an incorporation number associated with the given corporation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the corporate account for the user is further based on a user identity, or a network connection of the computing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the predefined policies includes policies for determining a particular distribution of the operating system to be installed on the computing device when the computing device is connected to more than one network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the predefined policies includes policies for determining when the computing device is considered to disconnected from a particular network to uninstall a distribution of the operating system corresponding to the particular network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the computing device is considered to be disconnected from the particular network when the corporate Wi-Fi network is not reachable by the computing device for a predefined period of time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the computing device is considered to be disconnected from the particular network when a profile of the corporate Wi-Fi network is deleted from the computing device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting that the computing device disconnected from the corporate Wi-Fi network but still connected to the first network; and causing the computing device to uninstall the second distribution of the operating system from the computing device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein causing the computing device to uninstall the second distribution of the operating system from the computing device includes: restoring the first distribution of the operating system on the computing device if the second distribution of the operating system is installed as an update image over the first distribution of the operating system, the restoring including deleting the update image of the second distribution of the operating system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein causing the computing device to uninstall the second distribution of the operating system from the computing device includes: if the second distribution of the operating system is installed as a full image, transmitting the first distribution of the operating system to the computing device, and causing the computing device to install the first distribution of the operating system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first network is a wireless carrier network or a wireless local area network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein receiving the identity of the second network includes: receiving a service set identification (SSID) of the corporate Wi-Fi network or a media access control (MAC) address of a gateway of the second network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the second distribution of the operating system to the computing device includes: transmitting the second distribution of the operating system as a full installation image or an update image, the update image being a difference between the first distribution of the operating system and the second distribution operating system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein receiving an identity of the corporate Wi-Fi network is triggered by an event of the computing device changing its location, an event of the computing device booting up, an event of a subscriber module of the computing device being replaced, or a scheduled network detecting event. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein causing the computing device to install the second distribution of the operating system includes: causing the computing device to install and execute the second distribution of the operating system on the computing device without restarting the computing device. ### Claim 16 A computer-implemented method comprising: sending from a computing device connected to a first wireless carrier network an identity of a corporate account of a user associated with the computing device, the identity of the corporate account being identified based on a subscriber number of the computing device, the subscriber number being one of the one or more subscriber numbers associated with the corporate account; sending from the computing device an identity of the first wireless carrier network, the computing device executing a first distribution of an operating system corresponding to the first wireless carrier network; detecting that the computing device is connected to a second wireless carrier network; sending an identity of the second wireless carrier network to a remote registration service, the remote registration service configured to determine, based on predefined policies, (a) whether the computing device is to be updated with a different distribution of the operating system due to a change in a wireless carrier network to which the computing device is connected and (b) if yes, a specific distribution of the operating system to be installed; responsive to a determination by the remote registration service that a different distribution of the operating system is to be installed, receiving a location of a cloud storage service that contains the specific distribution of the operating system from the remote registration service, the specific distribution of the operating system customized for the second wireless carrier network, wherein the specific distribution of the operating system is customized based on the identity of the corporate account associated with the user, the identity of the corporate account being utilized to customize the specific distribution of the operating system by applying user interface settings or installing applications specific to the corporate account; retrieving the specific distribution of the operating system from the cloud storage service using the location; installing the specific distribution of the operating system in the computing device; and executing the specific distribution of the operating system in the computing device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein retrieving the specific distribution of the operating system in the computing device further includes: retrieving a usage profile of the user from the cloud storage service, the usage profile specifying files that are likely to be accessed in the future by the user when the computing device is at the geographical location that caused the computing device to connect to the second wireless carrier network, and installing the usage profile on the computing device, the installing including retrieving the files from the cloud storage service and storing the retrieved files in a local storage of the computing device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the remote registration service and the cloud storage service are managed by different entities. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein detecting that the computing device connected to a second wireless carrier network includes detecting that the computing device connected to the second wireless carrier network due to a change in a geographical location of the computing device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein detecting that the computing device connected to a second wireless carrier network includes: detecting the identity of the second wireless carrier network to which the computing device is connected examining a subscriber module electronically connected to the computing device or by identifying a radio frequency of the second wireless carrier network. ### Claim 21 An electronic device comprising: a processor; a network component configured to communicate with a remote registration service and a cloud storage service; and a memory component storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform a process including: sending from the electronic device connected to a first network, in response to a connection to a second network due to a change in a geographical location of the electronic device, an identity of a corporate account of a user associated with the electronic device and an identity of the second network to the remote registration service, the identity of the corporate account being identified based on a subscriber number of the electronic device, the subscriber number being one of the one or more subscriber numbers associated with the corporate account, wherein the remote registration service is configured to determine, based on predefined policies that specify a distribution of operating system to be installed upon the computing device connecting to one or more networks, (a) whether to install a different distribution of the operating system and (b) if it is determined that a different distribution of the operating system is to be installed, identify a specific distribution of an operating system that is customized for the second network, wherein the specific distribution of the operating system is customized based on the identity of the corporate account associated with the user, the identity of the corporate account being utilized to customize the specific distribution of the operating system by applying user interface settings or installing applications specific to the corporate account, receiving a location of the cloud storage service that contains the specific distribution of the operating system from the remote registration service, retrieving the specific distribution of the operating system and a usage profile of the user from the cloud storage service, the usage profile specifying files that are likely to be accessed in the future by the user when the electronic device is in the geographical location that caused the electronic device to connect to the second network, and installing the specific distribution of the operating system and the usage profile in the electronic device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the memory component further stores instructions for retrieving the files from the cloud storage service and storing the retrieved files in a local storage of the computing device.